Genesis 14:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: ”

Genesis 14:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Abram Rescues Lot 1. אמרפל 'amrāpel , Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk , Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי 'arı̂y , “a lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Daniel...
Genesis 14:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he (i) blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: (i) Melchizedek fed Abram, declared himself to represent a king, and he blessed him as the h...
Genesis 14:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 12:1 to Genesis 25:18 . The Story of Abraham. In this section the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main...
Genesis 14:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

19. And he blessed him. Unless these two members of the sentence, ‘He was the priest of God,’ and ‘He blessed,’ cohere together, Moses here relates nothing uncommon. For men mutually bless ea...
Genesis 14:19 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 22 MELCHIZEDEC BLESSING ABRAM Genesis 14:18-20 . And Melchizedec king of Salem brought forth tread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said,...
Genesis 14:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And he blessed him - This was a part of the priest's office, to bless in the name of the Lord, fo...
Genesis 14:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

God, possessor of heaven and earth— קנה Coneh, signifies possessor by right of creation; from which idea probably the translation of the LXX might be derived, for they have it, the creator,...
Genesis 14:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: No JFB commentary on this verse.
Genesis 14:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Battle of the Kings, and the Capture and Rescue of Lot Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, had subdued the Canaanites of the Jordan valley some years before the events narrated in this chapter. The la...
Genesis 14:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Possessor. — Literally, creator, or framer. It is a poetical word, as are also those for “delivered” and “enemies.” The form of the blessing, moreover, is poetical, as it is arranged in paralle...
Genesis 14:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ABRAM'S RESCUE OF LOT Genesis 14:1-24 THIS chapter evidently incorporates a contemporary account of the events recorded. So antique a document was it even when it found its place in this book,...
Genesis 14:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Abram and Melchizedek Genesis 14:13-24 Recently discovered monuments confirm this narrative of the confederacy of the kings, but do not tell of their overthrow. Abram might fairly have left Lot...
Genesis 14:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we see Lot and Abram in differing circumstances, resulting in the first case from personal choice, and in the second from the choice of God. Lot was involved in trouble through associ...
Genesis 14:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. I beg the Reader, very particularly, in entering upon the perusal of these verses,...
Genesis 14:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he blessed him ,.... Melchizedek blessed Abram, which was one part of his office as a priest, to wish and pray for a blessing on others, see Numbers 6:23 , c. and herein typified Christ, who re...
Genesis 14:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: Ver. 19. And he blessed him. ] Lo, here an instance of the communion of saints: Melchizedek do...
Genesis 14:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Blessed be Abram of the most high God Observe the titles he here gives to God, which are very glorious. 1st, The most high God , which speaks his absolute perfection in himself, and his sovereign...
Genesis 14:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE WORLD'S CONFLICT We read now for the first time in scripture of war among nations of the ungodly world. Abram has no part in this. It is recorded mainly because of Lot. Four kings war against...
Genesis 14:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Abram's Interview with Melchizedek. B. C. 1913. 17 And the king of Sodom went out to m...
Genesis 14:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And, or therefore, (as the particle is oft taken, i.e. because he was a priest of God), he (i.e. Melchizedek ) blessed him, (Abram,) which was one act of the priestly office. See Poole o...
Genesis 14:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And Melchizedek, King of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and he was a priest of El Elyon (God Most High). And he said, “Blessed be Abram of El Elyon, possessor of heaven and earth, and blessed be...
Genesis 14:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 14:17 . Valley of Shaveh] Shaveh means valley or dale. Nothing is known of its situation.— Genesis 14:18 . Melchizedek, King of Righteousness ] The Jews identify him w...
Genesis 14:19 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 14:18-20 Never, perhaps, was any warlike expedition conceived in such simplicity of intention, or carried out with such entire unselfishness, as when Abraham led his trained servants to re...
Genesis 14:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 14:17 . And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dal...
Genesis 14:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 14:1 . Amraphel king of Shinar, the plain on which Babylon was built. The Hebrew melech, everywhere translated king, is equivalent, according to the Gothic etymon of the same word, to a...
Genesis 14:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine The narrative of Melchizedek I. CONSIDER THE HISTORICAL FACTS OF THIS NARRATIVE. 1. Melchizedek makes his appearance at the close of th...
Genesis 14:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 14:17 And the king of Sodom —Bera, or his successor ( vide Genesis 14:10 )— went out to meet him ( i.e. Abram) after his return from the slaughter (perhaps too for...
Genesis 14:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Abraham's Return
Genesis 14:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

he blessed. Genesis 27:4 Genesis 27:25-29 Genesis 47:7 Genesis 47:10 Genesis 48:9-16 Genesis 49:28 Numbers 6:23-27 Mark 10:16 Hebrews 7:6 Hebrews 7:7 Blessed be. Ruth 3:10 2 Sa...
Genesis 14:19 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Abram Delivers Lot Genesis 14:8-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Let us bring before you the opening verses of Genesis fourteen. We have before us a story of war and strife. The various kings of citie...
Genesis 14:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Blessed be Abram, of the most high God — Observe the titles he here gives to God, which are very glorious. The most high God, which speaks his absolute perfections in himself, and his sovereign dom...

Genesis 14:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Genesis 14:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 14:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 14:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 14:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 14:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 14:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 14:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 14:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 14:19 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 14:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 14:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 14:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 14:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 14:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 14:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 14:19 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 14:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes